Where is the father and his son heading in the book in terms of their final destination? Also, as they travel to this location they stop at a few places along the way. List one or two places that they stop at and what signifigance they have in terms of character and plot development.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
More than one road to our final destination
Where is the father and his son heading in the book in terms of their final destination? Also, as they travel to this location they stop at a few places along the way. List one or two places that they stop at and what signifigance they have in terms of character and plot development.
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The father and his son are heading south. Their final destination is the ocean. One place the two stop at is a waterfall. This is signifigant because the boy was afraid to go into the water. His father insisted because he wanted the boy to experience it. He wanted the boy to have a good memory of the waterfall. Another place that they stopped at was an over-turned tractor trailer. It was all rusted, indicating that it had been like that for a while. This signifies the length of time since the desaster occurred. Inside there were human bodies. This was shocking.
-Keith Kelleher
Valid points Keith, good analysis. Anyone else?
The man and his son are heading to the South. Along the way, they stop at a waterfall. The boy likes the area so much that he wants to stay longer. This shows that their life is so depressing and the boy just wants to have more fun since he doesn't experience fun very often. It reminds the reader that even though he faces a serious situation, the boy is indeed still a child. In reality, however, the man and his son must move on from the waterfall because they could meet somebody dangerous and this reiterates the serious plot of the novel.
Brianna Cote
The father and his son are heading south through the country. Some of the places that they stop at along the way are the father’s old house where he grew up as a child, the “river path” where the waterfall was located, and the tractor-trailer that was lying in the middle of the bridge that they had to go around. All these stops were significant in their own unique way. The stop at the father’s old house was significant because throughout the entire time they were there the boy wanted to leave and was scared of what the house looked like. It was completely barren and empty with ash everywhere and bones of a small animal set in the corner of one of the rooms. This seemed to say that even the happy memories of the way things were before are hard to recall with things looking the way they do now. Also, later on in the story the boy has a nightmare about a toy penguin coming around the corner of that same house while no one was there to make it move, freaking him out. The “river path”, as named by the boy, was significant because it was one of the first places that the father and his son were able to bathe at, despite the fact that the water was freezing, and find a good amount of food. However, because of the appeal of such a location, especially with the waterfall, the two had to leave, knowing that it would be too dangerous to stay there, while others would come in search of the same thing they had just found. The stop at the tractor-trailer is significant because it’s here that the father looks inside to find piles of dead bodies solidifying the fact that it’s very possible that they too could die at any moment if they’re not careful themselves, and also, it shows how much time has passed since the accident had taken place, seeing how the trailer was all broken down and old.
The son and the Father are heading towards the south to get to warmer climates. On their journey towards the south, they stop at many places. At one point where they stop, they meet an old man who was recently struck by lighting. He was a raggedy old man who told how he was hit in his past.
Another area that the two traveled to along their journey is to the father's old house. It brought back memories of the father and during this time reveals his past with his wife.
-John Cummings
They are both heading south to California. One stop they made was at the trailer. There they broke in through the roof and lit a magazine on fire to see what was inside. They saw lots of dead bodies and the smell was so awful and overwhelming. When the flame went out, it was dark again. I think for them they were hoping that the trailer could be their shelter for the night and that maybe they could find food. Instead they just found dead bodies and an unclean place to sleep. When McCarthy wrote, “Then, all was dark again.” He was talking about the fire going out and their hopes of being able to stay in the trailer were shattered. Another place they stopped was in the woods for the mushrooms. A lot of the novel takes place with them traveling through the woods but this instance a lot of trust was shared at their stop. Since the man and the boy didn’t have a lot of food they would always eat whatever they could get their hands on. In the woods they found morels which are a kind of mushroom. The boy trusted the man that they were good and ate them. Then together they gathered many of them and put them in the hood of the boy’s parka. They were able to eat that night and have a little more trust for one another on their journey to California.
Alyssa Ruta
When the novel begins, we learn that the father and the son are heading south. Their journey is not easy, and along the way they encounter many places and people that will leave an impression on them forever. One of the first places they stop is the father’s old house. The father grew up there, and was hoping to share that memory with his son. The son however was scared to go in, and the thought of venturing into somewhere new was terrifying. As the fathered looked around his abandoned house, he realized that life was never going to be the way it was ever again. "He pushed open the closet door half expecting to find his childhood things. Raw cold daylight fell through the roof. Gray as his heart" After stopping at the father's house, they moved onward and stopped at a waterfall. The boy was stunned by the roar of the crystal water falling into the river. Although it scared the boy to go in, it was a bonding experience for him and his father. "You're doing good the man said. You're doing good"
-Katie Adler
The Boy and the father are heading south. Its unknown the exact location or state but the main purpose is to head to the south for warmth. One memorable place that they stop is the fathers old house. For some reason the boy was very scared to be there, gripping his fathers hand the entire time. A second place that they stop is a market where they go in to search for food that they may be able to eat. It found it to be very sad that the boy had never had a coke before. The boy thought his father wanted him to have the coke because he would never be able to have another one.
-Melissa Graham
The final destination of the father and son is south. As they travel along their path, they make a stop at the father's old house. It is there where the father recalls moments from his past and the child experiences feelings of fright. The rooms within the home are layered in gray ash and hold memories from the past. They leave the home quickly, however, due to the uneasiness the child felt there. Their next destination was the "river path" where the father and son bathed in the freezing waters of the waterfall. This placed proved to be the boy's favorite but because of the waterfall it would be difficult for them to hear if anyone or anything was coming. Therefore, the father and son had to abandon the waterfall and carry on their jounrey south.
Jordan Penney
The final destination for the father and his son is south to the ocean. It is warmer there, which is necessary for them to survive. They stop along the way, at a convenience store. It has already been stripped of anything of use. This shows the devistation of the world they are living in. Also, they stop at the house the father grew up in. This is sad, because it represents them leaving a totally life behind.
KEITH YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT FOR SPELLING DISASTER WRONG. The father and his son are heading south obviously to probably find some sign of life after whatever disaster happened. This book kind of reminds me of I Am Legend to be honest. But instead of having Will Smith and his dog, Cormac McCarthy has a father and his son. They stop at a waterfall, but the boy is too much of a little girl to go in the water. The poor father just wanted his boy to have fun...
They go to the father's old house too. They find a bunch of sick people in the basement so it wasn't really a warm welcoming.
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